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I believe many of you took the time to give your suggestions on the first survey that was put forth by the Cook County Long Range Transportation Plan people, and it sounds like they're listening:…Continue

The New York Times is showing up our local papers by providing maps of cities across the country and inviting people to add markers with brief words of advice for other people riding their bikes. I…Continue

Hello Chainlinkers, The next MBAC meeting is Wednesday June 12. 2013 (3:00 pm, City Hall, Rm 1103 - public invited!). I'm one of three community representatives on the council and have a chance to…Continue

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"I'm very excited about this last "missing link" going in on Washington, as it's part of my daily commute.
I e-mailed CDOT in August asking whether the Washington PBL was going to be extended, and got this official response, so…"

"You can "save" a bike for five minutes, like when you're inside somewhere and there's one a block or two away that you want to use. I imagine you could park the bike, lock it, and then immediately save it so you can do a short…"

"Seattle already has three dockless bike share companies operating there: Spin, LimeBike and Ofo. I hope one will venture into the Chicago scene and am surprised no one has already, but that may be of course because Divvy is strong here, albeit with…"

"Good job, VW, and Jon I'm glad that the injuries aren't worse!
I'm a big fan of protected bike lanes and am thrilled that I now make regular use of three of them in the Loop: Dearborn, Washington and Randolph, after many years of…"

"Not to oversimplify the discussion in Wilmette, but I think it comes down to the general truisms that 1/ people who ride bikes for transportation are still a small minority, and 2/ we're still a car-centric nation, and anything that threatens…"

The city is moving forward on plans to separate the Lakefront Trail for its entire length, by the end of 2018. There is an open-house style public meeting Wednesday from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM to give people an opportunity to review the preliminary plans for the Fullerton-to-Ohio-Street segment and give feedback. Don't miss the opportunity to provide support and/or constructive criticisms to our city planners on this very important project! The information below is taken from the Active Trans blog…See More

"I really enjoyed "In the City of Bikes" when I read it a few years ago. It's mostly about Amsterdam and the Netherlands, but provides great historical context and anecdotes, so I think it would be of interest to anyone…"

"Yasmeen, I agree. It's astounding how unfriendly the intersection of Oak and Michigan is to biking, walking and public transit, given the huge volumes of people traversing the area on their way to shopping areas or the beach, and who are…"

"I appreciate the effort made here -- by slightly elevating the top portion, it's preventing a small amount of waves from reaching the upper portions. How much of a difference that makes remains to be seen.
The liability nerd in me is hoping…"

"The following appears to be the applicable code in Chicago. Bus drivers who are loading/unloading passengers or dealing with an emergency are allowed to legally stop in the bike lane, but otherwise, it doesn't appear there are any other…"

"I posted a review of the new Fullerton shoreline project on Bike Walk Lincoln Park. As a result of that project, there are two new paths that lakefront visitors can use: A short elevated gravel path suitable for walking or…"

"Yes, I've had good results tweeting photos and specific complaints about the Lakefront Trail to @chicagoparks and @activetransLFT , which is account of the ATA staffer who maintains contact with the parks people about Lakefront Trail…"